Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Doctor

Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Doctor is a PhD program taught at University of Oulu, Finland. Intake: Autumn. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Doctoral Programme in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine gives advanced training in molecular and cell biology, genetics, structural biology, bioinformatics, molecular medicine, bionanotechnology, and computational biology. It also covers the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind health and disease.

Doctoral researchers build a personal curriculum from a research plan and a personal study plan with their thesis supervisor during the first academic year. They write and publicly defend a doctoral thesis, can take courses from other doctoral programmes, graduate schools, or other organisations, and are encouraged to present their results at conferences in Finland and abroad. The programme links to the faculty’s research groups and core areas of research.

Doctoral researchers select a major subject when they apply. The available majors are Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, and Bionanotechnology and Computational Biology. The programme is also open to doctoral researchers who may need bridging studies in biochemistry.

The minimum requirements for admission in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Doctor at University of Oulu for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Oulu.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Oulu as pre-requiste for admission in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Doctor.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Doctoral researchers select their major subject when applying to the programme. Those with a master’s degree in dentistry or medicine are granted a Doctor of Dental Sciences or Doctor of Medicinal Sciences degree, respectively.

Those with a master’s degree in other fields than dentistry or medicine are granted a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Regardless of field of master’s degree, all doctoral researchers may opt for a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Doctoral researchers without a background in biochemistry may be required to take up to 40 credits of bridging studies.

Please check detail of study units at https://opintopolku.fi/konfo/en/koulutus/1.2.246.562.13.00000000000000002188

• academia
• diagnostic laboratories
• the pharmaceutical industry

6 fully funded scholarships are listed for Finland. See Finland scholarships.